GayCities, the popular Internet site that serves as a travel guide for the community to 215 cities around the world, calls the Hilton Beach is a 'hot spot packed with sunbathers, both olive-skinned locals and visitors from all over the world'

"To accommodate the influx of Jewish immigrants fleeing Europe, German Bauhaus-trained architects integrated the modern style's affordable and functional building techniques with curved lines and a color well-suited for the Mediterranean climate to create a habitable city by the sea."

Tel Aviv has also made it to the Australian vacation rentals Airnb website's top 10 travel destinations for 2012. It was ranked below London and above Sidney and Barcelona.

These recent achievements join a long line of titles Tel Aviv has won in various international magazines over the past few months. Last month, Yahoo! Travel ranked the city's Gordon-Frishman beach
in its top 10 best urban beaches in the world.

Earlier, Tel Aviv was ranked fifth in Mastercard's 10 most toured cities in the Middle East and Africa. In January, it was voted the world's best gay tourist destination
earning 43% of the votes.

Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai
said in response to the latest honor, "The founders of Tel Aviv entrusted us with a large treasure of 4,000 Bauhaus and international style buildings. Thanks to them we were able to apply for and be recognized as a world heritage site. This move entailed great effort and the conservation process is ongoing."